Michigan State's Matt Coghlin and Brian Lewerke react after the winning field goal for the 27-24 win against Penn State Saturday, November 4, 2017 at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.(Photo: Kirthmon F. Dozier, Detroit Free Press)

Coach Mark Dantonio on his thoughts on the win: "Unbelievable football game. It took seven hours to get our seventh win so I felt there were some great, great performances out there. Penn State’s got an outstanding football team. I think the key defensively was that we did shut down the run, so it made it difficult for them to run the football. (Trace) McSorley creates, as you can see, very difficult to stop so you hold your breath every series they got the ball. We were up to the task, I thought, played pretty well, especially the first half and that second, I’m just going to call it the intermission."

Sophomore linebacker Joe Bachie on the atmosphere of the crowd after the weather delay: "It was awesome to see some of the fans still there, but we knew we had to wake that stadium back up and get some momentum in there. That three-and-out by us was huge. Our offense was clicking a little bit when we came out there. That brought life to the stadium and our mindset was that we had to finish this game."

Co-offensive coordinator Dave Warner on the growth of the wide receivers and their relationship with quarterback Brian Lewerke: "I think those guys have matured. I think there’s a confidence level between quarterback and wide receiver that’s always very important that those guys are on the same page. Hopefully, we’re at that point now where those guys are on the same page. It doesn’t just happen overnight, but hopefully, we’re getting there. Those guys made big plays and have made big plays throughout the season, but to make big plays in a game like this is a feather in their hat."

Sophomore quarterback Brian Lewerke on the team’s defensive effort and how MSU fared late in the game: "We were just doing the same things we’d been doing. The defense was awesome. They held a very powerful Penn State team to only 24 points, which I think is very good. It helps us out. We were able to score more. We don’t try and do anything crazy, anything special on those last drives. We just do what we do."

Penn State coach James Franklin on his thoughts on MSU’s win and the end of the game: "You’ve got to give Michigan State, Coach Dantonio credit. They did a hell of a job today, handled some things better than we handled. But make sure everybody’s clear, and don’t misinterpret this at the end of the game that I was running off the field, I would never do that. I saw a few of our players running off the field, not going to shake hands, and we’re going to win with class and we are going to lose with class, and we are going to shake people’s hands and give them credit because they deserved it."